Product Manual
Barracuda
100636864Rev. BMarch 2011
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When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.
Document Revision History
Revision Date Description of Change
Rev. A 08/20/2010 Initial release.
Rev. B 03/04/2011 Added Reliability section.
Barracuda SATA Product Manual, Rev. B
ContentsSeagate Technology Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.1 About the Serial ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.0 Drive Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.1 Specification summary tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.2 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2.1 LBA mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.3 Default logical geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.4 Recording and interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.5 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.6 Seek time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.7 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.8 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.8.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.8.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.8.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.8.4 Power-management modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.9 Environmental specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.9.1 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.9.2 Temperature gradient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.9.3 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.9.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.9.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.9.6 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.10 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222.10.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.11 Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.12 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.13 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.14 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.14.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.14.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.15 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . 252.15.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2.16 Corrosive environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273.2 Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273.4 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.1 Hot-Plug compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314.3 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.3.1 Identify Device command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354.3.2 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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FiguresFigure 1 Attaching SATA cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Figure 2 Mounting dimensions (1000 and 750GB models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Figure 3 Mounting dimensions (500, 320, 250 and 160GB models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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1.0 Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® model drives:
These drives provide the following key features:
• 7200 RPM spindle speed.
• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 600MB per second).
• Perpendicular recording technology provides the drives with increased areal density.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Native Command Queueing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications.
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
• Quiet operation.
• Compliant with RoHS requirements in China and Europe.
• SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
• Supports latching SATA cables and connectors.
• Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive.
1.1 About the Serial ATA interfaceThe Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The primary advantages include:
• Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jumpers or other configuration options.
• Thinner and more flexible cabling for improved enclosure airflow and ease of installation.
• Scalability to higher performance levels.
In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disk drive in your current system and expect all of your existing applications to work as normal.
The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship with Serial ATA devices like there is with parallel ATA. If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. This essentially means both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
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Note
The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two devices on separate Serial ATA ports are represented to host software as a Device 0 (master) and Device 1 (slave) accessed at the same set of host bus addresses. A host adapter that emulates a master/slave environment manages two sets of shadow registers. This is not a typical Serial ATA environment.
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The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to provide backward compatibility with existing host systems and software. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are all emulated.
The Serial ATA host adapter contains a set of registers that shadow the contents of the traditional device registers, referred to as the Shadow Register Block. All Serial ATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to the “Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0”. The specification can be downloaded from www.sata-io.org.
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2.0 Drive Specifications
Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate the following drive models:
2.1 Specification summary tablesThe specifications listed in the following tables are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual.
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Table 1 Drive specifications summary for 1000 and 750 models
Drive Specification ST31000524AS ST3750525AS
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* 1000GB 750GB
Guaranteed sectors 1,953,525,168 1,465,149,168
Heads 4 3
Disks 2 2
Bytes per sector 512 512
Default sectors per track 63 63
Default read/write heads 16 16
Default cylinders 16,383 16,383
Recording density (max) 1413kb/in 1413kb/in
Track density (avg) 236 ktracks/in 236 ktracks/in
Areal density (avg) 329Gb/in2 329Gb/in2
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Internal data transfer rate (max) 1695Mb/s 1695Mb/s
Sustained data transfer rate OD (max) 125MB/s 125MB/s
I/O data-transfer rate (max) 600MB/s 600MB/s
ATA data-transfer modes supported PIO modes: 0 to 4Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2
Ultra DMA modes: 0 to 6
Cache buffer 32MB 32MB
Height (max.) 26.1mm / 1.028 in 26.1mm / 1.028 in
Width (max.) 101.6mm /4.0 in (+ 0.010 in) 101.6mm /4.0 in (+ 0.010 in)
Length (max.) 146.99mm / 5.787 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in
Weight (typical) 622g /1.371 lb 622g /1.371 lb
Average latency 4.16ms 4.16ms
Power-on to ready (max.) <10.0s <10.0s
Standby to ready (max.) <10.0s <10.0s
Track-to-track seek time (typical) <1.0ms read <1.2ms write
<1.0ms read <1.2ms write
Average seek, read (typical)Average seek, write (typical)
<8.5ms typical<9.5ms typical
<8.5ms typical<9.5ms typical
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*One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
**During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels.
Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) 2.0A 2.0A
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 5V +10% / -7.5% 12V +10% / -7.5%
5V +10% / -7.5% 12V +10% / -7.5%
Ambient temperature 0° to 60°C (operating) –40° to 70°C (non-operating)
0° to 60°C (operating) –40° to 70°C (non-operating)
Temperature gradient 20°C per hour max (operating) 30°C per hour max (non-operating)
20°C per hour max (operating) 30°C per hour max (non-operating)
Relative humidity 5% to 95% (operating) 5% to 95% (non-operating)
5% to 95% (operating) 5% to 95% (non-operating)
Relative humidity gradient (max.) 30% per hour 30% per hour
Wet bulb temperature (max.) 37.7°C max (operating) 40.0°C max (non-operating)
37.7°C max (operating) 40.0°C max (non-operating)
Altitude, operating –304.8m to 3,048m (–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
–304.8m to 3,048m (–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
Altitude, non-operating (below mean sea level, max)
–304.8m to 12,192m (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
–304.8m to 12,192m (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Operational Shock (max) 70 Gs at 2ms 70 Gs at 2ms
Non-Operational Shock (max) 300 Gs at 2ms 300 Gs at 2ms
Vibration, operating 2Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displace-ment 22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
2Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
Vibration, non-operating 5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs 22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs 22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
Drive acoustics, sound power
Idle** 2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (max)
2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (max)
Seek 2.8 bels (typical) 3.0 bels (max)
2.8 bels (typical) 3.0 bels (max)
Non-recoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read 1 per 1014 bits read
Annulized Failure Rate (AFR) 0.34% 0.34%
Warranty To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jspFrom this page, click on the “Verify Your Warranty” link. You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system will dis-play the warranty information for your drive.
Contact start-stop cycles 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity
Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification
Yes Yes
Table 2 Drive specifications summary for 500GB and 320 models Drive Specification ST3500413AS ST3320413AS
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* 500GB 320GB
Guaranteed sectors 976,773,168 625,142,448
Heads 2 2
Disks 1 1
Bytes per sector 512 512
Default sectors per track 63 63
Default read/write heads 16 16
Default cylinders 16,383 16,383
Table 1 Drive specifications summary for 1000 and 750 models (continued)
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Recording density (max.) 1413kb/in 1413kb/in
Track density (avg.) 236 ktracks/in 236 ktracks/in
Areal density (avg.) 329Gb/in2 329Gb/in2
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Internal data transfer rate (max) 1695Mb/s 1695Mb/s
Sustained data transfer rate OD (max) 125MB/s 125MB/s
I/O data-transfer rate (max.) 600MB/s 600MB/s
ATA data-transfer modes supported PIO modes: 0 to 4 Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2 Ultra DMA modes: 0 to 6
PIO modes: 0 to 4 Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2 Ultra DMA modes: 0 to 6
Cache buffer 16MB 16MB
Height (max) 19.98mm / 0.787 in 19.98mm / 0.787 in
Width (max) 101.6mm / 4.0 in (+ 0.010 in) 101.6mm / 4.0 in (+ 0.010 in)
Length (max) 146.99mm / 5.787 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in
Weight (typical) 415g / 0.915 lb 415g / 0.915 lb
Average latency 4.16ms 4.16ms
Power-on to ready (max) <8.5s <8.5s
Standby to ready (max) <8.5s <8.5s
Track-to-track seek time (typical) <1.0ms read; <1.2ms write
<1.0ms read; <1.2ms write
Average seek, read (typical) <8.5ms <8.5ms
Average seek, write (typical) <9.5ms <9.5ms
Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) 2.0A 2.0A
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 5V +10% / -7.5% 12V +10% / -7.5%
5V +10% / -7.5% 12V +10% / -7.5%
Ambient temperature 0° to 60°C (operating) –40° to 70°C (non-operating)
0° to 60°C (operating) –40° to 70°C (non-operating)
Temperature gradient 20°C per hour max (operating) 30°C per hour max (non-operating)
20°C per hour max (operating) 30°C per hour max (non-operating)
Relative humidity 5% to 95% (operating) 5% to 95% (non-operating)
5% to 95% (operating) 5% to 95% (non-operating)
Relative humidity gradient (max) 30% per hour 30% per hour
Wet bulb temperature (max) 37.7°C (operating) 40.0°C (non-operating)
37.7°C (operating) 40.0°C (non-operating)
Altitude, operating –304.8m to 3,048m (–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
–304.8m to 3,048m (–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
Altitude, non-operating (below mean sea level, max)
–304.8m to 12,192m (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
–304.8m to 12,192m (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Operational Shock (max) 70 Gs at 2ms 70 Gs at 2ms
Non-Operational Shock (max) 350 Gs at 2ms 350 Gs at 2ms
Vibration, operating 2Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
2Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
Vibration, non-operating 5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs 22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs 22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
Drive acoustics, sound power
Idle** 2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (max)
2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (max)
Seek 2.8 bels (typical) 3.0 bels (max)
2.8 bels (typical) 3.0 bels (max)
Non-recoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read 1 per 1014 bits read
Annulized Failure Rate (AFR) 0.34% 0.34%
Table 2 Drive specifications summary for 500GB and 320 models (continued)Drive Specification ST3500413AS ST3320413AS
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*One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
**During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels.
Warranty To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jspFrom this page, click on the “Verify Your Warranty” link. You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system will dis-play the warranty information for your drive.
Contact start-stop cycles 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity
Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification
Yes Yes
Table 3 Drive specifications summary for 250GB and 160GB models Drive Specification ST3250312AS ST3160316AS
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* 250GB 160GB
Guaranteed sectors 488,397,168 312,581,808
Heads 1 1
Disks 1 1
Bytes per sector 512 512
Default sectors per track 63 63
Default read/write heads 16 16
Default cylinders 16,383 16,383
Recording density (max.) 1413kb/in 1413kb/in
Track density (avg.) 236 ktracks/in 236 ktracks/in
Areal density (avg.) 329Gb/in2 329Gb/in2
Spindle speed 7200 RPM 7200 RPM
Internal data transfer rate (max.) 1695Mb/s 1695Mb/s
Sustained data transfer rate OD (max.) 125MB/s 125MB/s
I/O data-transfer rate 600MB/s 600MB/s
ATA data-transfer modes supported PIO modes: 0 to 4 Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2 Ultra DMA modes: 0 to 6
PIO modes: 0 to 4 Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2 Ultra DMA modes: 0 to 6
Cache buffer 8MB 8MB
Height (max.) 19.98mm / 0.787 in 19.98mm / 0.787 in
Width (max.) 101.6mm / 4.0 in ( + 0.010 in) 101.6mm / 4.0 in ( + 0.010 in)
Length (max.) 146.99mm / 5.787 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in
Weight (typical) 415g / 0.915 lb 415g / 0.915 lb
Average latency 4.16ms 4.16ms
Power-on to ready (max.) <8.5s <8.5s
Standby to ready (max.) <8.5s <8.5s
Track-to-track seek time (typical) <1.0ms (read) <1.2ms (write)
<1.0ms (read) <1.2ms (write)
Average seek, read (typical)Average seek, write (typical)
<8.5ms (read)<9.5ms (write)
<8.5ms (read)<9.5ms (write)
Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) 2.0A 2.0A
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 5V +10% / -7.5% 12V +10% / -7.5%
5V +10% / -7.5% 12V +10% / -7.5%
Ambient temperature 0° to 60°C (operating) –40° to 70°C (non-operating)
0° to 60°C (operating) –40° to 70°C (non-operating)
Temperature gradient (max.) 20°C per hour (operating) 30°C per hour (non-operating)
20°C per hour (operating) 30°C per hour (non-operating)
Table 2 Drive specifications summary for 500GB and 320 models (continued)Drive Specification ST3500413AS ST3320413AS
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*One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
**During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels.
2.2 Formatted capacity
*One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
Relative humidity 5% to 95% (operating) 5% to 95% (non-operating)
5% to 95% (operating) 5% to 95% (non-operating)
Relative humidity gradient (max.) 30% per hour 30% per hour
Wet bulb temperature 37.7°C max (operating) 40.0°C max (non-operating)
37.7°C max (operating) 40.0°C max (non-operating)
Altitude, operating –60.96m to 3,048m (–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
–60.96m to 3,048m (–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
Altitude, non-operating (below mean sea level, max.)
–60.96m to 12,192m (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
–60.96m to 12,192m (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Operational Shock (max.) 70 Gs at 2ms 70 Gs at 2ms
Non-Operational Shock (max.) 350 Gs at 2ms 350 Gs at 2ms
Vibration, operating 2Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
2Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
Vibration, non-operating 5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs 22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs 22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs 350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
Drive acoustics, sound power
Idle** 2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (max)
2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (max)
Seek 2.8 bels (typical) 3.0 bels (max)
2.8 bels (typical) 3.0 bels (max)
Non-recoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read 1 per 1014 bits read
Annulized Failure Rate (AFR) 0.34% 0.34%
Warranty To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jspFrom this page, click on the “Verify Your Warranty” link. You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system will dis-play the warranty information for your drive.
Contact start-stop cycles 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity
Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification
Yes Yes
ModelFormatted capacity*
Guaranteed sectors
Bytes per sector
ST31000524AS 1000GB 1,953,525,168
512
ST3750525AS 750GB 1,465,149,168
ST3500413AS 500GB 976,773,168
ST3320413AS 320GB 625,142,448
ST3250312AS 250GB 488,397,168
ST3160316AS 160GB 312,581,808
Table 3 Drive specifications summary for 250GB and 160GB models (continued)Drive Specification ST3250312AS ST3160316AS
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2.2.1 LBA modeWhen addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.
See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48-bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137GB.
2.3 Default logical geometry
LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.
Cylinders Read/write heads Sectors per track
16,383 16 63
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2.4 Recording and interface technology
2.5 Physical characteristics
2.6 Seek timeSeek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as follows:
• Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions.
• Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5,000 measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead.
Interface Serial ATA (SATA)
Recording method Perpendicular
Recording density (kbits/inch max) 1413
Track density (ktracks/inch avg) 236
Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg) 329
Spindle speed (RPM) 7,200 ± 0.2%
Internal data transfer rate (Mb/s max) 1695
Sustained data transfer rate (MB/s max) 125
I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max) 600
Maximum height
1000 and 750GB models 26.1mm / 1.028 in
500, 320, 250 and 160GB models 19.98mm / 0.787 in
Maximum width 101.6mm / 4.000 (+ 0.010 in)
Maximum length 146.99mm / 5.787 in
Typical weight
1000 and 750GB models 622g / 1.371 lb
500, 320, 250 and 160GB models 415g / 0.915 lb
Cache buffer
1000 and 750GB models 32MB (32,768kb)
500 and 320GB models 16MB (16,384kb)
250 and 160GB models 8MB (8192kb)
Typical seek times (ms) Read Write
Track-to-track 1.0 1.2
Average 8.5 9.5
Average latency 4.16
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2.7 Start/stop times
2.8 Power specificationsThe drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Refer to Figure 1 on page 28 on page 28.
2.8.1 Power consumptionPower requirements for the drives are listed in Table 4 on page 19 and Table 5 on page 19. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature.
• Spinup powerSpinup power is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed.
• Read/write power and currentRead/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on a 16-sector write followed by a 32-ms delay, then a 16-sector read followed by a 32-ms delay.
• Operating power and current Operating power is measured using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read/write mode (1 write for each 10 reads) and 20 percent drive idle mode.
• Idle mode powerIdle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo electronics active and with the heads in a random track location.
• Standby modeDuring Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/write electronics are in power-down mode.
Note
These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times represented in this manual. Physical seeks, regardless of mode (such as track-to-track and average), are expected to meet the noted values. However, due to the manner in which these drives are formatted, benchmark tests that include command overhead or measure logical seeks may produce results that vary from these specifications.
1000 and 750GB models 500, 320, 250 and 160GB models
Power-on to Ready (typ / max sec) <10.0 <8.5
Standby to Ready (typ / max sec) <10.0 <8.5
Ready to spindle stop (typ / max sec) 10 10
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*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels.
†5W IDLE with DIPLM Enabled
2.8.2 Conducted noiseInput noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on the +12 volt line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line.
• Using 12-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 120 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to 10MHz.
• Using 5-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 100 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to 10MHz.
2.8.3 Voltage toleranceVoltage tolerance (including noise):
• 5V +10% / -7.5%
• 12V +10% / -7.5%
Table 4 DC power requirements (2-disk)
Power dissipation (2-disk values shown) Avg (watts 25° C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 2.0 (peak)
Idle* † 5.0 0.168 0.337
Idle* † (with offline activity) 5.40 0.153 0.387
Operating 6.57 0.496 0.341
Standby 0.79 0.35 0.01
Sleep 0.79 0.35 0.01
Table 5 DC power requirements (1-disk)
Power dissipation (1-disk values shown) Avg (watts 25° C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 2.0 (peak)
Idle* † 4.60 0.378 0.224
Idle* † (with offline activity) 4.50 0.250 0.240
Operating 6.19 0.656 0.243
Standby 0.79 0.35 0.01
Sleep 0.79 0.35 0.01
NoteEquivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write current.
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2.8.4 Power-management modesThe drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, you can control power management through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management modes:
• Active mode The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek operations.
• Idle modeThe buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disk access is necessary.
• Standby mode The drive enters Standby mode when the host sends a Standby Immediate command. If the host has set the standby timer, the drive can also enter Standby mode automatically after the drive has been inactive for a spec-ifiable length of time. The standby timer delay is established using a Standby or Idle command. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all com-mands and returns to Active mode any time disk access is necessary.
• Sleep modeThe drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. In Sleep mode, the drive buffer is disabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with all current translation parameters intact.
• Idle and Standby timersEach time the drive performs an Active function (read, write or seek), the standby timer is reinitialized and begins counting down from its specified delay times to zero. If the standby timer reaches zero before any drive activity is required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disk access is necessary.
Power modes Heads Spindle Buffer
Active Tracking Rotating Enabled
Idle Tracking Rotating Enabled
Standby Parked Stopped Enabled
Sleep Parked Stopped Disabled
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2.9 Environmental specifications
2.9.1 Ambient temperatureAmbient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions.
2.9.2 Temperature gradient
2.9.3 Humidity
2.9.3.1 Relative humidity
2.9.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
2.9.4 Altitude
2.9.5 ShockAll shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis.
2.9.5.1 Operating shock
These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating shock of 70 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of 2 ms during read operations. Shocks should not be repeated more than two times per second.
2.9.5.2 Non-operating shock
1000 and 750GB modelsThe non-operating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation is 300 Gs based on a non-repetitive half-sine shock pulse of 2 ms duration.
Operating: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F)
Non-operating: –40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)
Operating: 20°C per hour (68°F per hour max), without condensation
Non-operating: 30°C per hour (86°F per hour max)
Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing (30% per hour max)
Nonoperating: 5% to 95% non-condensing (30% per hour max)
Operating: 37.7°C (99.9°F max)
Non-operating: 40°C (104°F max)
Operating: –304.8 m to 3,048 m (–1000 ft. to 10,000+ ft.)
Non-operating: –304.8 m to 12,192 m (–1000 ft. to 40,000+ ft.)
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500, 320, 250 and 160GB modelsThe non-operating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation is 350 Gs based on a non-repetitive half-sine shock pulse of 2-ms duration.
2.9.6 VibrationAll vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis.
2.9.6.1 Operating vibration
The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this document are specified below.
2.9.6.2 Non-operating vibration
The maximum non-operating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below.
2.10 AcousticsDrive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (no pure tones). All measurements are consistent with ISO document 7779. Sound power measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. For all tests, the drive is oriented with the cover facing upward.
*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels.
2.10.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)Seagate follows the ECMA-74 standards for measurement and identification of PDTs. An exception to this process is the use of the absolute threshold of hearing. Seagate uses this threshold curve (originated in ISO 389-7) to discern tone audibility and to compensate for the inaudible components of sound prior to computation of tone ratios according to Annex D of the ECMA-74 standards.
2Hz to 22Hz 0.25 Gs (Limited displacement)
22Hz to 350Hz 0.50 Gs
350Hz to 500Hz 0.25 Gs
5Hz to 22Hz 3.0 Gs (Limited displacement)
22Hz to 350Hz 3.0 Gs
350Hz to 500Hz 3.0 Gs
Note
For seek mode tests, the drive is placed in seek mode only. The number of seeks per second is defined by the following equation: (Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (average latency + average access time
Table 6 Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor acoustics
Idle* Seek
All models 2.6 bels (typ) 2.7 bels (max)
2.8 bels (typ) 3.0 bels (max)
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2.11 Electromagnetic immunityWhen properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in performance when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in the following Table 7:
2.12 Reliability
The product shall achieve an Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.34% (MTBF of 0.75 million hours) when operated in an environment of ambient air temperatures of 25°C. Operation at temperatures outside the specifications in Section 2.9 may increase the product AFR (decrease MTBF). AFR and MTBF are population statistics that are not relevant to individual units.
AFR and MTBF specifications are based on the following assumptions for desktop personal computer environments: • 2400 power-on-hours per year.
• 10,000 average motor start/stop cycles per year. • Operations at nominal voltages. • Temperatures outside the specifications in Section 2.9 may reduce the product reliability. • Normal I/O duty cycle for desktop personal computers. Operation at excessive I/O duty cycle may degrade
product reliability.
The desktop personal computer environment of power-on-hours, temperature, and I/O duty cycle affect the product AFR and MTBF. The AFR and MTBF will be degraded if used in an enterprise application
Table 7 Radio frequency environments
Test DescriptionPerformance level
Reference standard
Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN61000-4-2: 95
Radiated RF immunity 80MHz to 1,000MHz, 3 V/m, 80% AM with 1kHz sine 900MHz, 3 V/m, 50% pulse modulation @ 200Hz
A EN61000-4-3: 96 ENV50204: 95
Electrical fast transient ± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external I/O B EN61000-4-4: 95
Surge immunity ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common,AC mains
B EN61000-4-5: 95
Conducted RF immunity
150kHz to 80MHz, 3 Vrms, 80% AM with 1kHz sine
A EN61000-4-6: 97
Voltage dips, interrupts 0% open, 5 seconds 0% short, 5 seconds 40%, 0.10 seconds 70%, 0.01 seconds
C C C B
EN61000-4-11: 94
Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read, max
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 0.34% (nominal power, 25°C ambient temperature)
Contact start-stop cycles 50,000 cycles (at nominal voltage and temperature, with 60 cycles per hour and a 50% duty cycle)
Preventive maintenance None required.
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2.13 WarrantyTo determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp
From this page, click on the “Verify Your Warranty” link. You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system will display the warranty information for your drive.
2.14 Agency certification
2.14.1 Safety certificationThese products are certified to meet the requirements of UL60950-1, CSA60950-1 and EN60950 and so marked as to the certify agency.
2.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibilityHard drives that display the CE mark comply with the European Union (EU) requirements specified in the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC) as put into place 20 July 2007. Testing is performed to the levels specified by the product standards for Information Technology Equipment (ITE). Emission levels are defined by EN 55022, Class B and the immunity levels are defined by EN 55024.
Drives are tested in representative end-user systems. Although CE-marked Seagate drives comply with the directives when used in the test systems, we cannot guarantee that all systems will comply with the directives. The drive is designed for operation inside a properly designed enclosure, with properly shielded I/O cable (if necessary) and terminators on all unused I/O ports. Computer manufacturers and system integrators should confirm EMC compliance and provide CE marking for their products.
Korean RRL
If these drives have the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) logo, they comply with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regulation and meet the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) Communications Commission, Republic of Korea.
These drives have been tested and comply with the Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMI/EMS) for Class B products. Drives are tested in a representative, end-user system by a Korean-recognized lab.
• Family name: Barracuda 7200.12
• Certificate number: STX - 720012 (B)
Australian C-Tick (N176)If these models have the C-Tick marking, they comply with the Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 and meet the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communication Authority (ACA).
2.14.3 FCC verificationThese drives are intended to be contained solely within a personal computer or similar enclosure (not attached as an external device). As such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is individually marketed to the customer. As a subassembly, no Federal Communications Commission verification or certification of the device is required.
Seagate has tested this device in enclosures as described above to ensure that the total assembly (enclosure, disk drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation with non-certified assemblies is likely to result in interference to radio and television reception.
Radio and television interference. This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
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This equipment is designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, you are encouraged to try one or more of the following corrective measures:
• Reorient the receiving antenna.• Move the device to one side or the other of the radio or TV.• Move the device farther away from the radio or TV.• Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the receiver and computer are on different branch outlets.
If necessary, you should consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. You may find helpful the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: How to Identify and Resolve Radio-Television Interference Problems. This booklet is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Refer to publication number 004-000-00345-4.
2.15 Environmental protectionSeagate designs its products to meet environmental protection requirements worldwide, including regulations restricting certain chemical substances.
2.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) DirectiveThe European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, restricts the presence of chemical substances, including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, PBB and PBDE, in electronic products, effective July 2006. This drive is manufactured with components and materials that comply with the RoHS Directive.
2.15.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive This product has an Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) of 20 years. The following table contains information mandated by China's "Marking Requirements for Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products" Standard.
"O" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogenous material level) is lower than the threshold defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.
"X" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogenous material level) is over the threshold defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.
中国限制危险物品的指令
“O”表示该部件(于同类物品程度上)所含的危险和有毒物质低于中国RoHS MCV标准所定义的门槛值。
“X”表示该部件(于同类物品程度上)所含的危险和有毒物质超出中国RoHS MCV标准所定义的门槛值。
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2.16 Corrosive environmentSeagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to light industrial environments containing sulfurous gases, chlorine and nitric oxide, classes G and H per ASTM B845. However, this accelerated testing cannot duplicate every potential application environment. Users should use caution exposing any electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corrosive chemicals as electronic drive component reliability can be affected by the installation environment. The silver, copper, nickel and gold films used in Seagate products are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, and nitrate contaminants. Sulfur is found to be the most damaging. In addition, electronic components should never be exposed to condensing water on the surface of the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or exposed to an ambient relative humidity greater than 95%. Materials used in cabinet fabrication, such as vulcanized rubber, that can outgas corrosive compounds should be minimized or eliminated. The useful life of any electronic equipment may be extended by replacing materials near circuitry with sulfide-free alternatives.
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3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive
This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive.
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautionsAfter unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD) hazards. Observe the following standard handling and static-discharge precautions:
Caution
• Before handling the drive, put on a grounded wrist strap, or ground yourself frequently by touching the metal chassis of a computer that is plugged into a grounded outlet. Wear a grounded wrist strap throughout the entire installation procedure.
• Handle the drive by its edges or frame only.• The drive is extremely fragile—handle it with care. Do not press down on the drive top cover.• Always rest the drive on a padded, antistatic surface until you mount it in the computer.• Do not touch the connector pins or the printed circuit board.• Do not remove the factory-installed labels from the drive or cover them with additional labels. Removal voids the
warranty. Some factory-installed labels contain information needed to service the drive. Other labels are used to seal out dirt and contamination.
3.2 Configuring the driveEach drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to-point with the Serial ATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationship. If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. Both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
Serial ATA drives are designed for easy installation. It is usually not necessary to set any jumpers on the drive for proper operation; however, if you connect the drive and receive a “drive not detected” error, your SATA-equipped motherboard or host adapter may use a chipset that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation.
3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectorsThe Serial ATA interface cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs, plus three ground connections. The cable size may be 30 to 26 AWG with a maximum length of one meter (39.37 inches). See Table 8 for connector pin definitions. Either end of the SATA signal cable can be attached to the drive or host.
For direct backplane connection, the drive connectors are inserted directly into the host receptacle. The drive and the host receptacle incorporate features that enable the direct connection to be hot pluggable and blind mateable.
For installations which require cables, you can connect the drive as illustrated in Figure 1.
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Figure 1 Attaching SATA cabling
Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. Barracuda drives support latching SATA connectors.
3.4 Drive mountingYou can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. See Figure 2 and Figure 3 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when mounting the drive:
• Allow a minimum clearance of 0.030 inches (0.76mm) around the entire perimeter of the drive for cooling.
• Use only 6-32 UNC mounting screws.
• The screws should be inserted no more than 0.150 inch (3.81mm) into the bottom or side mounting holes.
• Do not overtighten the mounting screws (maximum torque: 6 inch-lb).
Power cable
Signal cable
Signal connector
Power connector
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Figure 2 Mounting dimensions (1000 and 750GB models)
Recommended
case temperature
measurement location
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Figure 3 Mounting dimensions (500, 320, 250 and 160GB models)
Recommended
case temperature
measurement location
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4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) Interface
These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0 to 4; multiword DMA modes 0 to 2, and Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6.
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment” specification.
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibilityBarracuda drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance with the Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.
4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitionsTable 8 summarizes the signals on the Serial ATA interface and power connectors.
Table 8 Serial ATA connector pin definitions
Segment Pin Function Definition
Signal
S1 Ground 2nd mate
S2 A+ Differential signal pair A from Phy
S3 A-
S4 Ground 2nd mate
S5 B- Differential signal pair B from Phy
S6 B+
S7 Ground 2nd mate
Key and spacing separate signal and power segments
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Notes
1. All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (0.050”) pitch.
2. The comments on the mating sequence apply to the case of backplane blindmate connector only. In this case, the mating sequences are:
• the ground pins P4 and P12.• the pre-charge power pins and the other ground pins.• the signal pins and the rest of the power pins.
3. There are three power pins for each voltage. One pin from each voltage is used for pre-charge when installed in a blind-mate backplane configuration.
• All used voltage pins (Vx) must be terminated.
4.3 Supported ATA commandsThe following table lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 2.6 (http://www.sata-io.org).
See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 40 for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.
Power
P1 V33 3.3V power
P2 V33 3.3V power
P3 V33 3.3V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P4 Ground 1st mate
P5 Ground 2nd mate
P6 Ground 2nd mate
P7 V5 5V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P8 V5 5V power
P9 V5 5V power
P10 Ground 2nd mate
P11 Ground or LED signal If grounded, drive does not use deferred spin
P12 Ground 1st mate.
P13 V12 12V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P14 V12 12V power
P15 V12 12V power
Command name Command code (in hex)
Check Power Mode E5H
Device Configuration Freeze Lock B1H / C1H
Device Configuration Identify B1H / C2H
Device Configuration Restore B1H / C0H
Device Configuration Set B1H / C3H
Table 8 Serial ATA connector pin definitions
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Device Reset 08H
Download Microcode 92H
Execute Device Diagnostics 90H
Flush Cache E7H
Flush Cache Extended EAH
Format Track 50H
Identify Device ECH
Idle E3H
Idle Immediate E1H
Initialize Device Parameters 91H
Read Buffer E4H
Read DMA C8H
Read DMA Extended 25H
Read DMA Without Retries C9H
Read Log Ext 2FH
Read Multiple C4H
Read Multiple Extended 29H
Read Native Max Address F8H
Read Native Max Address Extended 27H
Read Sectors 20H
Read Sectors Extended 24H
Read Sectors Without Retries 21H
Read Verify Sectors 40H
Read Verify Sectors Extended 42H
Read Verify Sectors Without Retries 41H
Recalibrate 10H
Security Disable Password F6H
Security Erase Prepare F3H
Security Erase Unit F4H
Security Freeze F5H
Security Set Password F1H
Security Unlock F2H
Seek 70H
Set Features EFH
Command name Command code (in hex)
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Set Max Address F9H
Note: Individual Set Max Address commands are identified by the value placed in the Set Max Features register as defined to the right.
Address: Password: Lock: Unlock: Freeze Lock:
00H 01H 02H 03H 04H
Set Max Address Extended 37H
Set Multiple Mode C6H
Sleep E6H
S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations B0H / D9H
S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Autosave B0H / D2H
S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations B0H / D8H
S.M.A.R.T. Execute Offline B0H / D4H
S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds B0H / D1H
S.M.A.R.T. Read Data B0H / D0H
S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector B0H / D5H
S.M.A.R.T. Return Status B0H / DAH
S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values B0H / D3H
S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector B0H / D6H
Standby E2H
Standby Immediate E0H
Write Buffer E8H
Write DMA CAH
Write DMA Extended 35H
Write DMA FUA Extended 3DH
Write DMA Without Retries CBH
Write Log Extended 3FH
Write Multiple C5H
Write Multiple Extended 39H
Write Multiple FUA Extended CEH
Write Sectors 30H
Write Sectors Without Retries 31H
Write Sectors Extended 34H
Write Uncorrectable 45H
Command name Command code (in hex)
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4.3.1 Identify Device commandThe Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following power up. The data is organized as a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in on page 32. All reserved bits or words should be set to zero. Parameters listed with an “x” are drive-specific or vary with the state of the drive.
The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be included in the Serial ATA specification.
Word Description Value
0 Configuration information:• Bit 15: 0 = ATA; 1 = ATAPI • Bit 7: removable media • Bit 6: removable controller • Bit 0: reserved
0C5AH
1 Number of logical cylinders 16,383
2 ATA-reserved 0000H
3 Number of logical heads 16
4 Retired 0000H
5 Retired 0000H
6 Number of logical sectors per logical track: 63 003FH
7–9 Retired 0000H
10–19 Serial number: (20 ASCII characters, 0000H = none) ASCII
20 Retired 0000H
21 Retired 0400H
22 Obsolete 0000H
23–26 Firmware revision (8 ASCII character string, padded with blanks to end of string)
x.xx
27–46 Drive model number: (40 ASCII characters, padded with blanks to end of string)
47 (Bits 7–0) Maximum sectors per interrupt on Read multiple and Write multiple (16)
8010H
48 Reserved 0000H
49 Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may be disabled
2F00H
50 ATA-reserved 0000H
51 PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode 0200H
52 Retired 0200H
53 Words 54–58, 64–70 and 88 are valid 0007H
54 Number of current logical cylinders xxxxH
55 Number of current logical heads xxxxH
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56 Number of current logical sectors per logical track xxxxH
57–58 Current capacity in sectors xxxxH
59 Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or Write Multiple command
xxxxH
60–61 Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available(see Section 2.2 for related information)*Note: The maximum value allowed in this field is: 0FFFFFFFh (268,435,455 sectors, 137GB). Drives with capacities over 137GB will have 0FFFFFFFh in this field and the actual number of user-addressable LBAs specified in words 100-103. This is required for drives that support the 48-bit addressing feature.
0FFFFFFFh*
62 Retired 0000H
63 Multiword DMA active and modes supported (see note following this table)
xx07H
64 Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 supported)
0003H
65 Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (120 nsec)
0078H
66 Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (120 nsec)
0078H
67 Minimum PIO cycle time without IORDY flow control (240 nsec)
00F0H
68 Minimum PIO cycle time with IORDY flow control (120 nsec)
0078H
69–74 ATA-reserved 0000H
75 Queue depth 001FH
76 Serial ATA capabilities xxxxH
77 Reserved for future Serial ATA definition xxxxH
78 Serial ATA features supported xxxxH
79 Serial ATA features enabled xxxxH
80 Major version number 003EH
81 Minor version number 0028H
82 Command sets supported 364BH
83 Command sets supported 7C03H
84 Command sets support extension (see note following this table)
4003H See Word 108-111 note. (4003H = 0100000000000011 binary)
85 Command sets enabled 30xxH
86 Command sets enabled 0001H
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87 Command sets enable extension 4000H
88 Ultra DMA support and current mode (see note following this table)
xx3FH
89 Security erase time 0000H
90 Enhanced security erase time 0000H
92 Master password revision code FFFEH
93 Hardware reset value xxxxH
95–99 ATA-reserved 0000H
100–103 Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available (see Section 2.2 for related information). These words are required for drives that support the 48-bit addressing feature. Maximum value: 0000FFFFFFFFFFFFh.
ST31000524AS = 1,953,525,168 ST3750525AS = 1,465,149,168 ST3500413AS = 976,773,168 ST3320413AS = 625,142,448 ST3250312AS = 488,397,168 ST3160316AS = 312,581,808
104–107 ATA-reserved 0000H
108–111 The mandatory value of the world wide name (WWN) for the drive. NOTE: This field is valid if word 84, bit 8 is set to 1 indicating 64-bit WWN support.
Each drive will have a unique value.
112–127 ATA-reserved 0000H
128 Security status 0001H
129–159 Seagate-reserved xxxxH
160–254 ATA-reserved 0000H
255 Integrity word xxA5H
NoteAdvanced Power Management (APM) and Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM) features are not supported.
Note See the bit descriptions below for words 63, 84, and 88 of the Identify Drive data.
Description (if bit is set to 1)
Bit Word 63
0 Multiword DMA mode 0 is supported.
1 Multiword DMA mode 1 is supported.
2 Multiword DMA mode 2 is supported.
8 Multiword DMA mode 0 is currently active.
9 Multiword DMA mode 1 is currently active.
10 Multiword DMA mode 2 is currently active.
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Bit Word 84
0 SMART error login is supported.
1 SMART self-test is supported.
2 Media serial number is supported.
3 Media Card Pass Through Command feature set is supported.
4 Streaming feature set is supported.
5 GPL feature set is supported.
6 WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT commands are supported.
7 WRITE DMA QUEUED FUA EXT command is supported.
8 64-bit World Wide Name is supported.
9-10 Obsolete.
11-12 Reserved for TLC.
13 IDLE IMMEDIATE command with IUNLOAD feature is supported.
14 Shall be set to 1.
15 Shall be cleared to 0.
Bit Word 88
0 Ultra DMA mode 0 is supported.
1 Ultra DMA mode 1 is supported.
2 Ultra DMA mode 2 is supported.
3 Ultra DMA mode 3 is supported.
4 Ultra DMA mode 4 is supported.
5 Ultra DMA mode 5 is supported.
6 Ultra DMA mode 6 is supported.
8 Ultra DMA mode 0 is currently active.
9 Ultra DMA mode 1 is currently active.
10 Ultra DMA mode 2 is currently active.
11 Ultra DMA mode 3 is currently active.
12 Ultra DMA mode 4 is currently active.
13 Ultra DMA mode 5 is currently active.
14 Ultra DMA mode 6 is currently active.
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4.3.2 Set Features commandThis command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an interrupt. If the value in the register does not represent a feature that the drive supports, the command is aborted. Power-on default has the read look-ahead and write caching features enabled. The acceptable values for the Features register are defined as follows:
02H Enable write cache (default).
03H Set transfer mode (based on value in Sector Count register).Sector Count register values:
00H Set PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2).
01H Set PIO mode to default and disable IORDY (PIO mode 2).
08H PIO mode 0
09H PIO mode 1
0AH PIO mode 2
0BH PIO mode 3
0CH PIO mode 4 (default)
20H Multiword DMA mode 0
21H Multiword DMA mode 1
22H Multiword DMA mode 2
40H Ultra DMA mode 0
41H Ultra DMA mode 1
42H Ultra DMA mode 2
43H Ultra DMA mode 3
44H Ultra DMA mode 4
45H Ultra DMA mode 5
46H Ultra DMA mode 6
10H Enable use of SATA features
55H Disable read look-ahead (read cache) feature.
82H Disable write cache
90H Disable use of SATA features
AAH Enable read look-ahead (read cache) feature (default).
F1H Report full capacity available
NoteAt power-on, or after a hardware or software reset, the default values of the features are as indicated above.
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4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commandsS.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disk drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the drive monitors predetermined drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T. makes a status report available to the host. Not all failures are predictable. S.M.A.R.T. predictability is limited to the attributes the drive can monitor. For more information on S.M.A.R.T. commands and implementation, see the Draft ATA-5 Standard.
SeaTools diagnostic software activates a built-in drive self-test (DST S.M.A.R.T. command for D4H) that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. The diagnostic software ships with all new drives and is also available at: http://seatools.seagate.com.
This drive is shipped with S.M.A.R.T. features disabled. You must have a recent BIOS or software package that supports S.M.A.R.T. to enable this feature. The table below shows the S.M.A.R.T. command codes that the drive uses.
Code in features register S.M.A.R.T. command
D0H S.M.A.R.T. Read Data
D2H S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave
D3H S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values
D4H S.M.A.R.T. Execute Off-line Immediate (runs DST)
D5H S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector
D6H S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector
D8H S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations
D9H S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations
DAH S.M.A.R.T. Return Status
NoteIf an appropriate code is not written to the Features Register, the command is aborted and 0x 04 (abort) is written to the Error register.
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AACA 24acceleration 22acoustics 22Active 20Active mode 20Agency certification 24altitude 21Ambient temperature 21ambient temperature 17, 18Annualized Failure Rate 24Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 23areal density 17ATA commands 32Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 24Australian Communication Authority (ACA) 24Australian C-Tick 24Average latency 17Average seek time 17Bbuffer 17Ccables and connectors 27cache 17capacity 15case temperature 21CE mark 24certification 24Check Power Mode 32China RoHS directive 25compatibility 24Conducted noise 19Conducted RF immunity 23Configuring the drive 27connectors 27Corrosive environment 26CSA60950-1 24cycles 23Cylinders 16Ddata-transfer rates 9DC power 18Default logical geometry 16density 17Device Configuration Freeze Lock 32Device Configuration Identify 32Device Configuration Restore 32Device Configuration Set 32
Device Reset 33dimensions 29, 30dissipation 19Download Microcode 33duty cycle 23EElectrical fast transient 23Electromagnetic compatibility 24Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 24Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regula-tion 24Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC) 24Electromagnetic immunity 23Electrostatic discharge 23electrostatic discharge (ESD) 27EN 55022, Class B 24EN 55024 24EN60950 24enclosures 24Environmental specifications 21error-correction algorithms 9errors 23ESD 27EU 24EU RoHS directive 25European Union (EU) requirements 24Execute Device Diagnostics 33FFCC verification 24features 9Flush Cache 33Flush Cache Extended 33Format Track 33Formatted capacity 15Ggeometry 16Gs 22guaranteed sectors 16HHandling precautions 27heads 16height 17humidity 21II/O data-transfer rate 17I/O duty cycle 23Identify Device 33Identify Device command 35
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Idle 20, 33Idle Immediate 33Idle mode 18, 20Information Technology Equipment (ITE) 24Initialize Device Parameters 33Input noise ripple 19input voltage 18interface 17, 31interference 24internal data-transfer rate OD 17is 17ISO document 7779 22ITE 24KKCC 24Korean Communications Commission 24Korean RRL 24Llatency 17LBA mode 16length 17logical geometry 16Mmaintenance 23master/slave 9mounting 28mounting screws 21mounting the drive 27Nnoise 19nominal power 17Nonoperating shock 21Nonoperating vibration 22Nonrecoverable read errors 23Ooperating 19Operating power 18Operating shock 21Operating vibration 22PPhysical characteristics 17point-to-point 9, 27Power consumption 18power dissipation 19Power modes 20Power specifications 18Power-management modes 20Power-on to Ready 18power-on-hours 23
precautions 27printed circuit board 27programmable power management 20prominent discrete tone 22Qquick reference 11RRadiated RF immunity 23radio and television interference 24radio frequency (RF) 23random seeks 18Read Buffer 33Read DMA 33Read DMA Extended 33Read DMA without Retries 33read errors 23Read Log Ext 33Read Multiple 33Read Multiple Extended 33Read Native Max Address 33Read Native Max Address Extended 33Read Sectors 33Read Sectors Extended 33Read Sectors Without Retries 33Read Verify Sectors 33Read Verify Sectors Extended 33Read Verify Sectors Without Retries 33Read/write heads 16Read/write power 18Recalibrate 33recording density 17recording method 17Recording technology 17relative humidity 21Reliability 23RF 23RMS read/write current 19RoHS 25RRL 24SS.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations 34S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations 34S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Autosave 34S.M.A.R.T. Execute Offline 34S.M.A.R.T. implementation 32S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds 34S.M.A.R.T. Read Data 34S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector 34S.M.A.R.T. Return Status 34
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S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values 34S.M.A.R.T. Write Log sector 34Safety certification 24SATA 31screws 21sectors 16Sectors per track 16Security Disable Password 33Security Erase Prepare 33Security Erase Unit 33Security Freeze 33Security Set Password 33Security Unlock 33See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 34 32Seek 33Seek time 17Serial ATA (SATA) interface 31serial ATA ports 9servo electronics 18Set Features 33Set Max Address 34Set Max Address Extended 34Set Multiple Mode 34Shock 21single-track seeks 17Sleep 19, 20, 34Sleep mode 20sound 22Specification summary table 11spindle speed 17Spinup 19Spinup power 18Standby 19, 20, 34Standby Immediate 34Standby mode 18, 20standby timer 20Standby to Ready 18Start/stop times 18start-stop cycles 23static-discharge 27subassembly 24support services 41Surge immunity 23Ttechnical support services 41temperature 17, 21temperature gradient 21timer 20timers 20
track density 17Track-to-track 17Track-to-track seek time 17UUL60950-1 24VVibration 22voltage 18Voltage dips, interrupts 23Voltage tolerance 19Wweight 17wet bulb temperature 21width 17Write Buffer 34Write DMA 34Write DMA Extended 34Write DMA FUA Extended 34Write DMA Without Retries 34Write Log Extended 34Write Multiple 34Write Multiple Extended 34Write Multiple FUA Extended 34Write Sectors 34Write Sectors Extended 34Write Sectors Without Retries 34
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